In the quarterfinals, the Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders spanked the Riverview Royals 74-44 as MacFarlane scored 22 and Munroe 15. Dan White led the Royals with 16.
The Fredericton Black Kats torched the Bathurst Phantoms 100-47 as Cotter scored 23, Myers 14 and Thompson 14. Matthew Glazier led the Phantoms with 15. John Robichaud added 14..
The Moncton Purple Knights dusted the Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints 84-57. The Saints (coached by Tom King) included Matt Bentley, Craig Scholten, Dan Marr, Tom Anderson, Chris Bates, Ben Gibbs, Josh Logan, Matt Penney, Scott Van Wart, Colin Furness, Ryan Graham.
In the last quarterfinal, the Oromocto Blues crushed the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans 89-45 as Mercer scored 25 and Crossman 16. Ross Corbett led the Trojans with 13. Ryan Richard added 10. The Trojans also included Neil Black.
In the semis (and regional finals), the Fredericton Black Kats crushed the Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 78-41 as Cotter scored 24, Myers 13, Spink 12 and Thompson 10. Meagher led the Crusaders with 16.
In the other semi (and regional final), the Oromocto Blues surprised the Moncton Purple Knights 67-54 as Corbett scored 25, Mercer 16 and Crossman 14.
In the final, the Fredericton Black Kats defeated the Oromocto Blues 86-50 to capture their fourth crown in five years. The Black Kats opened with a 7-0 run and soon extended their lead to 14. Fredericton led 36-17 at the half and held Oromocto to a .133 from the floor. “We moved hard and everyone had their hands up on every shot,” game MVP Tom Spink, a 6-2 senior who scored 16 and nabbed 9 boards, told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. “We didn’t give them any freebies. … We are kind of a low-key team. We didn’t celebrate any of our victories all year. We were waiting for this one.” Fredericton captured its fourth title in five years and equaled their back-to-back runs of 1989-90 and 1994-95 in the process. Andy Cotter paced the Kats with 21 on 5-7 from the arc. Joe Thompson added 14. Mike Mercer led the Blues, making their first appearance in the Final 12, with 22. Ross Corbett added 11. Fredericton ended the year with a (37-1) record. “We are kind of a low-key team,” said Spink. “We didn’t celebrate any of our victories all year. We were waiting for this one.” Oromocto’s Mike Mercer said that “we gave it our all, but the better team won. That’s all I can say.” Oromocto finished (40-6) on the season.
The co-bronze medalist Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders: Ken MacFarlane; Andrew Munroe; Justin Meagher;
The The co-bronze medalist Moncton Purple Knights: Nic Donald; Jason Tse; Rob Pelkey; Bob Duplain; Matt Douthwright; Andrew Burgess;
The silver medalist Oromocto Blues: Mike Mercer; Ross Corbett; Brian Crossman; Jonathan Billings; coach Rob Wilson
The champion Fredericton Black Kats: Andy Cotter; Tom Spink; Joel Thompson; Dave Myers; Geordie Doak; Dan Goggin; Simon Wilby; Mike Pitt; coach Gary Young